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Driverless Teslas using FSD Unsupervised are starting to look common in Giga Texas

The driverless Tesla looked just like any other car around the Giga Texas complex–it just happened to be using FSD Unsupervised.

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The sight of fully driverless Teslas operating using FSD Unsupervised is becoming quite common in the Giga Texas complex. 

This was highlighted in a recent video of the facility from one of Giga Texas’ most ardent watchers.

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Just recently, the Tesla AI Team shared a video showing how Unsupervised FSD was being used to deliver cars from the end of Giga Texas’ vehicle production line to the facility’s outbound logistics lot. The Tesla AI Team also noted that so far, over 50,000 driverless miles have been accrued between vehicles produced at the Fremont Factory and Giga Texas.

The video was just over a minute long, but it was enough to show that both the new Model Ys and Cybertrucks produced at Gigafactory Texas are already using FSD Unsupervised from their production line.

An Increasingly Common Sight

The Tesla AI Team also shared a video from the cabin of a new Model Y that was autonomously navigating a 1.4-mile route towards Giga Texas’ outbound logistics lot. As could be seen in the video, the new Model Y’s route is actually quite complicated as it includes pedestrians, semi trucks, and construction equipment, to name a few. The video suggests that Tesla is getting quite a lot of valuable data from its driverless vehicles in the Giga Texas complex alone.

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One such vehicle was spotted recently by longtime Giga Texas watcher Joe Tegtmeyer, who was fortunate enough to capture a clip of a white new Model Y operating without a driver. As could be seen in Tegtmeyer’s video, the new Model Y was moving very confidently on its own, and it even seemed like it was traveling at a decent speed. If any, the driverless Tesla looked just like any other car around the Giga Texas complex–it just happened to be using FSD Unsupervised.

The Normalization of Remarkable

Tesla is a company that is known for making the impossible feel late. This is certainly true for the FSD Unsupervised. CEO Elon Musk has already missed his targets for the system’s consumer rollout for several years running, but things have never looked this polished before. With this in mind, perhaps this year, Tesla will indeed be able to roll out FSD Unsupervised, ushering in a whole new revolution in the transportation sector. 

Simon is an experienced automotive reporter with a passion for electric cars and clean energy. Fascinated by the world envisioned by Elon Musk, he hopes to make it to Mars (at least as a tourist) someday. For stories or tips--or even to just say a simple hello--send a message to his email, simon@teslarati.com or his handle on X, @ResidentSponge.

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Tesla recalls Powerwall 2 units in Australia

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Tesla will recall Powerwall 2 units in Australia after a handful of property owners reported fires that caused “minor property damage.” The fires were attributed to cells used by Tesla in the Powerwall 2.

Tesla Powerwall is a battery storage unit that retains energy from solar panels and is used by homeowners and businesses to maintain power in the event of an outage. It also helps alleviate the need to rely on the grid, which can help stabilize power locally.

Powerwall owners can also enroll in the Virtual Power Plant (VPP) program, which allows them to sell energy back to the grid, helping to reduce energy bills. Tesla revealed last year that over 100,000 Powerwalls were participating in the program.

Tesla announces 100k Powerwalls are participating in Virtual Power Plants

The Australia Competition and Consumer Commission said in a filing that it received several reports from owners of fires that led to minor damage. The Australian government agency did not disclose the number of units impacted by the recall.

The issue is related to the cells, which Tesla sources from a third-party company.

Anyone whose Powerwall 2 unit is impacted by the recall will be notified through the Tesla app, the company said.

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Tesla launches Cybertruck orders in a new market with a catch

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Tesla is launching Cybertruck orders in a new market, but there’s a bit of a catch.

The Cybertruck was launched in the Middle East earlier this year, as Tesla launched the ability to place a reservation for the all-electric pickup in the United Arab Emirates. It would be the first market outside of North America that would have the ability to place an order for the Cybertruck.

Tesla confirms Cybertruck will make its way out of North America this year

Other markets where the vehicle has been widely requested, like Europe and Asia, have still not approved the vehicle to be sold to the public, mostly because of size and design restrictions.

However, in the UAE, Tesla is opening up the ability for those who placed reservations for the vehicle to finally put in their order. The Order Configurator is only available to those who have already placed a reservation; it is not yet available to the public.

Tesla said it would open up the public online configurator across the Middle East in the coming weeks:

The UAE is not the only country that will have access to the Cybertruck, as fans in other Middle Eastern countries will also be able to place orders soon. Tesla announced back in April that Saudi Arabia and Qatar would also have Cybertruck deliveries.

These vehicles will be built at Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas plant just outside of Austin, as Gigafactory Berlin and Gigafactory Shanghai, two factories located in the same hemisphere as the Middle East, do not have established lines for Cybertruck production.

As for the other markets, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has hinted that the company could develop a smaller Cybertruck for those markets, as he admitted that in the long term, it likely made sense to build a more compact version for regions where roads are traditionally tighter.

Elon Musk hints at smaller Tesla Cybertruck version down the road

There has been no evidence of Tesla developing this more compact version, but it could eventually happen.

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Tesla rolls out new life-saving feature for kids in Europe

On average, 37 children die every year from being left in vehicles unattended.

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Tesla is rolling out a new life-saving feature in the European market, one that has been available in the United States for some time and can be considered potentially invaluable.

One of the most preventable causes of death for children is being left in cars unattended. On average, 37 children die every year after being left in hot vehicles. The cause of death is usually heatstroke, and it is incredibly avoidable.

Tesla rolls out new crucial safety feature aimed at saving children

However, there are instances where kids are left in vehicles and lose their lives, something that many companies have tried to fight with alerts and features of their own.

Tesla is one of them, as it has rolled out features like ultrasonic sensors to detect heartbeats, interior cameras to detect movement, and alerts to notify parents if they leave someone in the car.

A few months ago, Tesla rolled out a new feature called “Child Left Alone Detection” in the United States. It was described as:

“If an unattended child is detected, the vehicle will flash the exterior indicator lights, play an alert tone, and send a notification to your Tesla app. This will repeat at regular intervals until you return to your vehicle. Cabin data is processed locally and is not transmitted to Tesla.

This feature is enabled by default. To disable, go to Controls > Safety > Child Left Alone Detection.”

This feature was only rolled out in the U.S. at the time. It is now making its way to the European market, according to Not a Tesla App, which detected the rollout in the 2025.32.6 software update.

The rollout of this feature could specifically change many unfortunate situations. For many of us, it seems hard to think about leaving something as precious as another human life in a hot car. Many of us won’t leave our vehicles without our cell phones, so it seems unlikely that someone would do it without a child.

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